Pompeo removes restrictions on diplomatic contacts with Taiwan
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced the State Department will lift long-standing restrictions on how American diplomats and others have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan, another move that upset China as the Trump administration winds to an end.
The Trump administration has sought to strengthen bilateral relations with Taiwan. It announced Thursday that UN Ambassador Kelly Craft would go to Taiwan, a move that sparked sharp criticism from Beijing and a warning that the US would pay a heavy price.
